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Spatial Regeneration for Preservation of Historic Urban Features and Improvement of Living Conditions in High-density Historic Districts: Urban Renewal Design Strategies for Shanghai's Old Town

  • Huang, Na;Cai, Yongjie;Zhuang, Mingyu;Zhou, Yi;Zhou, Jun
    • International Journal of High-Rise Buildings
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.9-16
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    • 2021
  • Being the origin of Shanghai City, the Old Town presents a high-density spatial texture, a characteristic of local living conditions in the Shanghai context. However, the Old Town is faced with competing interests: the preservation of historic urban features and the improvement of contemporary living conditions. In view of its high density and poor living conditions, this paper focuses on two types of blocks for urban design research, and proposes two spatial regeneration strategies, as "overlapping lilong" and "texture continuity". It is expected to inherit the regional characteristics of urban space, improve the plot ratio and supplement the mix of functions, through the translation of the traditional lilong typology and the reproduction of historical streets and alleys, so as to provide operable spatial strategies and design methods for the organic renewal of Old Town and other historic districts.

Use of Architectural Heritage for the Conservation of Historic Urban Environment -Kurazukuri Buildings in the city of Kawagoe, Japan- (역사적 도시환경보존을 위한 건축문화재 활용방안 연구 -일본(日本) 카와고에시(川越市) 쿠라츠쿠리(藏造り)를 중심으로-)

  • Hwangbo, A.B.
    • KIEAE Journal
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.121-126
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    • 2014
  • Many cities in Japan retain older city structures with buildings in traditional form and style. Visitors are fascinated by charms and tranquility of pre-modern life styles. Architectural features of olden days are well conserved or carefully restored on purpose. In the case of Kawagoe city near Tokyo, local residents are largely replete with visitors without being necessarily aware of slow commodification of historic spaces. Kawagoe is yet socio-culturally sustainable and financially fit. This paper intends to analyse conservation strategies, with focus on architectural heritage, taken for the historic city of Kawagoe. With the population of 300,000 in the suburb of Tokyo, it is one of the best known historic cities in Japan. Kawagoe grew as a merchant city since 1700s, and it once reached to a major port of silk trade en-route to Edo (Tokyo) from northen provinces. Tourism industry is discovered as a key element in the conservation strategies applied to revitalize historic city center, Ichibangai, an important cultural heritage site with special reference to kurazukuri. This paper argues that augmentation of conceptions in architectural heritage is not only advantageous for the conservation of historic urban environment but it also provides opportunities for sustainable urban renewal.

History and Fundamentals of Historic Preservation Education in the United States - From the Mid-20th to Early 21st Century - (북미 역사보존 교육의 발전과정 및 접근방식 - 20세기 중반에서 21세기 초반까지 -)

  • Seo, Myengsoo;Kim, Sujin
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Educational Facilities
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    • v.27 no.2
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    • pp.21-34
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    • 2020
  • This study explores the education of historic preservation in the United States. The research examined its history and philosophical and practical approaches within the American urban context, from its historical backgrounds to evolving social perspectives. This case study is to help collegiate educators in understanding the principles of American architectural heritage conservation and why it has been developed in specific directions and, ultimately, to assist in designing preservation education programs for different local contexts. Historic preservation in the United States has been integrated into the architecture and urban planning field as a sustainable development approach incorporating physical, social, and economic matters. First, this study explored the development of the preservation profession, policies, and education since the 1930s. Second, the researchers investigated the three fundamentals of historic preservation, such as authenticity, documentation, and community engagement. Lastly, this research discussed that American preservation deals with living communities and seeks interdisciplinary approaches. The understanding of historic preservation pedagogy from these multiple perspectives would hopefully provide a guide to developing cultural heritage education programs.

A basic study on the creation of historic revolutionary sites in North Korea (북한의 혁명사적지 및 혁명전적지 형성에 관한 기초연구)

  • 김동찬;안봉원;서주환;김광래;김신원
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.61-80
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    • 1996
  • This research study presents historic revolutionary sites in North Korea. In this study, the creation of historic revolutionary sites in North Korea after the Liberation of Korea in 1945, as yet unpublished in the field of landscape architecture and urban planning, is investigated. For conducting this study, the method of true and urban planning, is investigated. For conducting this study, the method of archival research, in which regarding documents, plans and photographs are investigated, was used. This study covers notions, establishment, related laws and regulations, distribution and present status, developmental stages, concrete examples, and general characteristics, of historic revolutionary sites in North Korea. In North Korea, historic revolutionary sites mean all the places where revolutionary achievements of Kim, Ill-Sung and his family are reached. Those sites have been actively created for the purpose of the idolization of Kim, Ill-Sung since the 1960s. In recent years, the sites have been revobated and new places of this kind have been constructed, so that various idolization facilities and structures are now everywhere in North Korea. Historic revolutionary sites are mainly distributed now everywhere in North Korea. Historic revolutionary sites are mainly distributed now everywhere in North Korea. Historic revolutionary sites are mainly distributed in Pyungyang, the forest areas of Mt. Pakdu, the areas along the shore of the Tuman River and the Abrock River. In those sites, various historic revolutionary relics are preserved, and the statues of Kim, Ill-Sung, historic revolutionary monuments, revolutionary museums and other facilities are constructed. These places can not be regarded as planned spaces for people in true the meaning of place, and accordingly they must be reconstructed for people's use. They can be redeveloped as places of history, culture and deucation, theme parks, green open spaces, and sight-seeing facilities after unification of Korea. This study can be used as valuable information for further study especially for the reconstruction planning of the places in preparation for a probable unified Korea. For a profound study, North Korea must open broader and more accurately detailed documents, regarding historic revolutionary sites, to the outside world, and the South Korean Government must also have a sense of co-ownership of the information about North Korea rather than exclusive possession and restrictions. Ultimately, academic exchange between South and North Korea must be realized and on-the-spot surveys must be carried out so as to find a reasonable land use plan for the historic revolutionary sites for a future unified Korea.

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Suzhou Historical Gardens and City′s Sustainable Development

  • Huang, We
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture International Edition
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    • no.1
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    • pp.127-130
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    • 2001
  • Suzhou historic gardens include classical gardens, places of interest and palaces built by hills and waters. They are geographically distributed in the ancient city and the suburbs. Considered as both chinese and world class historic cultural heritage, these precious tourist resources have been included in the systematic urban planning of Suzhou and they are an integral part of the urban green plan and symbol and characteristic of the urban view. These gardens are also important for tourist industry-one of the pillar industries Suzhou. Therefore, historic gardens play an especially important role in the city's continuous development and it becomes an important task to make good protection, planning, construction and management of these historic gardens.

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A Research of Legalization and Operating Methods for Preservation Districts of Historic Buildings -Case of Historic Districts in Japan- (전통마을보존사업의 시행방법 연구 -일본의 전통적건조물군보존지구제도(傳統的建造物群保存地區制度)와 비교-)

  • Kim, Ranky
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Rural Architecture
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.49-62
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    • 2004
  • This paper intends to analyze, present the problems in operating of conservation of the historic villages in Korea, in oder to improve the procedure and methods of restoration construction. Improvments are as follows. 1. Recognizing of historic village as cultural heritages to dewellers, 2. Understading of village to administraor and investigator, 3. Forming of mutual agreements with dewellers, 4. Establishing Conservation Act and making delibration organization in order to repair and restorate, 5. Minimalizing of inconvenences of dewellers. 6. Recognition of the individual specialities of the building in construction, and constructions, repairments, restorations in priceples of conservation. 7. Establishing the permission criterion, and managing by the Conservation Act.

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The 40 Stairs Cultural-Street Design in Susan City (부산시 중구 40계단 문화의 거리 조성계획)

  • Choi Jung-Yoon;Kang Young-Jo;Kang Dong-Jin
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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    • v.33 no.1 s.108
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    • pp.81-92
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    • 2005
  • In study, various notions regarding historic landscapes and rehabilitation were first investigated, and efficient rehabilitation schemes on modem historic landscapes were analyzed. On the basis of these theological analyses, an underlying scheme on the rehabilitation of modern historic landscapes was drawn up for '40 Stair Cultural Street' in Jung-gu, Busan City. Rehabilitating historic landscapes not only expresses a positive method to preserving sites and relics of heritage, but also an idea of preservation and rehabilitation based on interpretations from a historical perspective of value in this present day. Its significance is, therefore, to construct an ideal urban landscape in which the past, present and future can coexist. The rehabilitation of historic landscapes will become a psychological pillar to the people living in cities and will be able to lead the various types of urban activities as effective landmarks creating accessibility and representing perpetuity, as rehabilitated landscapes last through the passage of time. In addition, since historic and cultural landscape resources significantly represent regional identities and cultural characteristics that are protected and maintained, they may result in the succession of time and space in regional and urban historical culture and contribute to improving local images and impressions, allowing citizens and tourists to experience many diverse historic and cultural environments. The underlying scheme on the development of '40 Stair Cultural Street' in the study has been drawn up with a focus on the rehabilitation of modern historic value drawn out of the 40 stairs. The area around the 40 stairs, which was shaped as a stronghold of refugees who fled for safety during the Korean War, has changed as dramatically as people can no longer get a feel of the circumstances of that period. Local historians and residents, however, still share the joys and sorrows of refugee life as sad memories. Based on the historical fact, landscape planting, street furniture, outdoor color schemes & signage, traffic systems, symbolic 3-D models and pavement designs are underway.

Types and Characteristics of Modern Military Remains as Cultural Properties in Korea (문화재 지정 근대 군사유적의 유형별 특징에 관한 연구)

  • Cho, Tae-Hwan;Kim, Tai-Young
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Rural Architecture
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.25-32
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    • 2017
  • The military remains have a social and historic value in holding up a true mirror to modern history of war and suffering, and will be used for historic place in Korea. This study is to research these modern military remains as cultural properties in Korea. They are classified with three types, namely military sites, installations of civil structures and buildings. The military remains have the historic sites of the righteous army and Korean war, and most of them are battle fields located in a mountainous area rather than urban area. There are fortresses, bridges and tunnels, and watchtowers of civil structures. The fortresses were constructed with Japanese military installations in the end of the Pacific War, and are most located in Sangmo-ri, Daejeong-eup, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do, Korea. The bridges were to be destroyed and constructed during the war, and the watchtowers as military defence were to be constructed in inland area. There are arsenals, barracks, and headquarters of buildings. The weapon factory of Gigiguk (arsenal bureau) constructed in the late 19th century are present, and also the army training center, barracks, and church, etc are in Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do, Korea. There are old headquarters constructed in 1910s at Jinhae Gyeongnam, and buildings to testify about the horrors of the Korean war around Cheorwon, Gangwon.

Conservation Philosophy and Principles for Traditional East Asian Architecture (동아시아 전통건축의 보전철학과 원리)

  • Chung, Seung-Jin;Kim, Chang-Sung
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Rural Architecture
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.25-34
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    • 2009
  • The modern philosophy of historic conservation focuses on the permanence of the material aspects of monuments as historic evidence of the artistic achievement of the past. However, so strongly are European attitudes to architecture and its conservation embedded in modern conservation, that it has skewed all conservation thinking towards the concept of the European-type monument which emphasizes visual beauty through its material substance. Thus, some basic ideas of modern conservation seem ill-suited to East Asian architecture which is conceived in a different spirit from its European counterpart. The purposes of the paper are to discuss the need for approaches which are different from the modern Western view of conservation for East Asian architectural heritage, and to make suggestions for developing conservation principles more suited to the unique values and aesthetic sense of East Asian culture and architecture. Conservation principles in the East Asian societies are determined in relation to the spiritual and naturalistic sensibilities of East Asian culture and architecture.

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A Study on Evaluation of the Ancient Historic District for the Preservation and Development of Ancient Capital - Focus on the Pilot Project Districts in Ancient Capital Gyoengju - (고도(古都)보존 및 육성을 위한 고도지구 가치평가 - 경주시 고도시범사업지구를 대상으로 -)

  • Pan, Xiang;Kang, Tai-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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    • v.41 no.4
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 2013
  • The "Historic city Preservative law" was legislated for the preservation of cultural properties and enacting regulations of managing the environment around them in 2004. This law was revised to "Historic city Preservative and Development law" in 2012, and specified the criteria for permissible behaviors in the preservative district. Therefore, this paper focused on the ancient capital Gyeongju and developed a comprehensive system for evaluating the value of the ancient historic district based on Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). Through the evaluation of the ancient historic districts, which are the pilot project districts in the "Gyeongju Ancient Capital Preservation Plan", some preferential projects were objectively proposed. As a result, according to the evaluation among 10 ancient historic districts in Gyeongju, Daereungwon got a score of 78.34, which is the highest among 7 special preservation districts. On the other side, the Gyo-dong area got a score of 76.14, the highest among 3 historic and cultural environmental districts. Finally, for the preservation and development of Gyeongju, some efficient preservation and development plans were objectively proposed for the pilot project districts in the "Gyeongju Ancient Capital Preservation Plan".